Syrah, zin numbers
I sampled the grapes this morning and took down some numbers:
- Zinfandel: 21.5 Brix; 3.3 pH. Some of the seeds were brown and crunchy, some still green. Lots of cluster problems (turkeys, raisins, green berries). There won’t be much zin this year.
- Block 3 syrah: 22 Brix; 3.3 pH. Clusters look really good here. Again, some crunchy brown seeds, some still green. We need another week on this. It is going to be a very warm week…in the 80’s. That should be good for the grapes.